Forestdale, AL is a small town located in Jefferson County. It is a quiet and peaceful community with a strong sense of community spirit. There are no local political candidates running for office in this election cycle, but the people of Forestdale take an active interest in politics. Many of its citizens have attended political rallies or Town Council meetings to ensure their voices are heard among key decision-makers. The population of Forestdale is primarily made up of working class families who have many different interests and perspectives on political issues. The citizens of Forestdale value democracy and the importance of voting in elections. They are passionate about participating in town politics, and they strive to make positive change within their community.
The political climate in Forestdale, AL is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson County, AL is somewhat liberal. In Jefferson County, AL 55.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Democratic, 55.8% to 42.6%.
Jefferson county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forestdale, AL is somewhat liberal.
Jefferson County, Alabama is somewhat liberal.
Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area is moderately conservative.
Alabama is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Forestdale, Alabama: r r d d d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Forestdale, AL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 741 contributions totaling $48,297 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $23,603 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)